Window-display mechanism.



Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

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WINDOW DISPLAY MECHANISM.

APPLIOATIDN FILED JUNE 15. 1910.

Patented Sept. 12,191'1.

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WINDOW-DISPLAY MECHANISM.

S pecification of Letters atent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Application filed June l, 1910. Serial No. 567,047.

To all whom it 'may conccrn: r

Be it known that I, DONALD FULLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit,` in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Display Mechanisns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an apparatus for dressing store windows, and particularly to a construction where substantially the entire window contents may be changed as frequently as desired without loss oftime in removing and replacing goods or the use of the window for exhibition purposes. y

The invention consists in the novel construction of the apparatus, in' the peculiar arrangement and combination' of parts, and further in various details of construction, as Will be more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of apparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a portion of the apparatus; Fig. 4 is -a sectional perspective view of the mechanism illustrated in the preceding figure; and Figs. 5 and 6 are res'pectively views in front elevation and sectional perspective of modified forms of the apparatus.

In general, the mechanism includes a series of compartments, each of a size to contain substantially the entire contents or display of a show window, and means of suitable character for moving thecompartments into registration with 'the window through which the display is to be viewed. In the preferred form presently to be described, an

endless series of compartments are employed, and power Operating mechanism used of such construction as to successively present the compartments before the window or windows. In Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings I have shown the apparatus as designed for use in connection with a single window and in the remaining figures as.

adapted for a number of windows; the specific construction varying according to -the size of the building and the amount of display desired.

With reference to the first mentioned figures, A represents the building in which the display is to be efl ected, B the window, and C the apparatus., In the preferred form,

'illustrated, it comprises a series of compartments as. D, each mountedfor oscilla tory movement upon a pair of spaced sprocket chains, as E, running over sprocket gears F and driven' by a suitable motor G.

structed, it will be readily apparent that substantially the entire window display may be varied as many times and' with the frequeno'y desired, depending upon the number of compartments in the series and the speed or travel of the carrier, and this without loss of the use of the window for exhibition purposes and without the necessity of the removal and replacement of goods, the compartments havingbeen once dressed or furnished the eXhibits being enabled to be 'run continuously for a considerable period of time, depending upon their number.

The size and detail construction of the compart-menhwill of course be varied according to the exhibit that is to be displayed, but is designed in every instance as previously pointed out to contain substantially the entire window contents. In the form illustrated, each compartment is of substantially boX-shape construction, having a flooring a, side walls b, and a hacking c. If desired, the sides and rear of 'each compartment may be made of transparent material, so that the exhibits or window displays may be viewed from the interior of the building, as well as from ,the front thereof.

Each compartment is provided with a pair of hangers, as d, one upon each side thereof, and centrally disposed, which in turn are loosely mounted upon a transverse shaft e supported at its end portions upon the carrier chains E and carrying at its extremities roller-s f adapted tortravel on upper and lower tracks K and L respectively,

e ndicated bythe reference-letters g and h,

"upper ends through which the shaft end the links being spaced at their lo er ends and having reg'isteri'g apertures at their projects, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 4;

- Any play of the supporting shaft with respect to the carrier chains, as well as end'- wise movement of the compartment, is prevented by sleeves, as z', intermediate the roller and the adjoiningbearing links a similar sleeve j interposed 'between the pairs of bearing links and formed preferably integral with .one thereof, a spacing collar k between the inner pair of links and the adjoim'ng hanger d; and, finally, collars l fixed to the shaft one upon the inner side of each hanger, 'as shown.

The Construction described, as will be obvious, permits each comp'artment to maintain its proper vertical position, irrespective of the drection of travel.' In some instances, due to the character of the display and the arrangement the'reof within the comp'artment, the letter `may be caused to assume a position' out of the desired vertical alinement. To overcome this, I have provided for each compartment a counteralance M, in the form preferably of a weight mounted for adjustment in ways or guides m, suitable means -preferably a setscrew as 'O -being provided to retain the 'weight in its adjusted position The driving means may be of any' preferred form, the motor of any suitable type'. I have here shown a drive connection between* the motor and the carrier, consisting of `a. pinion p upon the motor' shaft, a large gear q meshing therewith, a gear pinion r meshing with a second large' gear' s, a sprocket gear t rotating with the gear 8, and a 'sprocket chain 'u connecting the sprocket gear described with one of the carrier sprockets, as v.

In the modification illustrated in Fi'g. 6, the' series of compartments are designed to register with a plurality of windows, in this particular instance a. vertical series, and` to return along 'the ceiling of the top floor to the rear of the building, downwardly along the rear wall thereof, and forwardly through preferably-the cellar, so as to not occupy any space upon the ground floor. In this form, the several compartments are especially adapted to be viewed above the 'first floor' from the building interier, and

the construction is such that the compartments may be dressd each from the floor containing goods in a particular' department, as for instance the clothing department or boot and shoe department, as the case may be.

In Fig.` 5 the compartments are designed t'o register with several vertical series of windows, traveling up one series and down another, and through the cellar section' of the buildin .in opposite directions beneath' the main oorway. v

It will be obvious from the foregoin description that the invention is susceptib e of varous' modifications, and I therefore do not desire to be limited to the specific forms shown and described, although I deem the same preferable in use.

What I claim as my invention is,-

1. In a store building, having a dis lay opening therein, a vertical way, extending across the opening from floorto floor of the building, and a remotely located vertical way, in combination with a plurality of connected movable window display compartments arranged to move upwardly and downwardly respectively in the said ways and adapted to be located back of the said window display opening, each of said comdisplay opening therein and a vertical way extending from floor to floor and across said opening, a vertical way separated from said other way and extending from floor to floor of said building, an endless carrier moving in said ways, means for drivin the carrier and a plurality of window disp ay compartments secured on the carrier and representing respectively complete display compartments for the window opening whereby the said display compartments can be transorted to the window opening and from oor-to floor of the building for the purpose of expediting the trimming or arrangement of displays in the said compartments.

3. The oombination with a store building having a display opening therein, a way located in the rear of the opening, an endless traveler passing up the way a series of window display compartments carried by the carrier, a horizontally disposed track, rollers carried by the carrier adapted to move upon said track as thecarrier passes along the same, andmeans for driving the carrier.

4. In a store building, the `combination with a store structure having a display 2. In a store building having a window e opening therein and a vertical way in the.

the said ways, and a series of display com- In testimony whereof I aflix my signapartme'nts mounted on the carrier, each of ture in presence of two witnesses. which is provided with transversal; ar- DONALDFULLER ranged supportng cleats, a weight sldably p 5' supported in said cleats, and means for sewitnesses:

curng the weight in different positions of JAMES P. BARRY, adjustment. W. J. BELKNAr. 

